Military Ordinariate of Bishopric of the Forces in Great Britain, England

Special Churches

Cathedral: Cathedral Church of St Michael and St George, Aldershot, Hampshire, England

Present Prelates

Military Ordinary (2018.07.09 – ...):

Bishop Paul James Mason (60)

Ordinaries

Military Ordinaries of Bishopric of the Forces in Great Britain (Roman Rite)

Bishop Paul James Mason (60)
(2018.07.09 – ...)

Military Ordinary of Great Britain (England)

Born:	1962.11.06 (North Shields, England)
Ordained Priest:	1998.07.25
Consecrated Bishop:	2016.05.31

Priest of Southwark (England) (1998.07.25 – 2016.04.23)

Titular Bishop of Skálholt (2016.04.23 – 2018.07.09)

Auxiliary Bishop of Southwark (England) (2016.04.23 – 2018.07.09)

Military Ordinary of Great Britain (England) (2018.07.09 – ...)

Bishop Charles Phillip Richard Moth (65)
(2009.07.25 – 2015.03.21)

Bishop of Arundel and Brighton (England)

Pax et gaudium in Domino

Born:	1958.07.08 (Chingola, Zambia)
Ordained Priest:	1982.07.03
Consecrated Bishop:	2009.09.29

Priest of Southwark (England) (1982.07.03 – 2009.07.25)

Military Ordinary of Great Britain (England) (2009.07.25 – 2015.03.21)

Bishop of Arundel and Brighton (England) (2015.03.21 – ...)

Bishop Thomas Matthew Burns, S.M. (79)
(2002.05.24 – 2008.10.16)

Bishop emeritus of Menevia (Wales)

Non ministrari sed ministrare

Born:	1944.06.03 (Belfast, Northern Ireland)
Ordained Priest:	1971.12.16
Consecrated Bishop:	2002.06.18

Military Ordinary of Great Britain (England) (2002.05.24 – 2008.10.16)

Bishop of Menevia (Wales) (2008.10.16 – 2019.07.11)

Bishop Francis Joseph Walmsley
(1986.07.21 – 2002.05.24)

Born:	1926.11.09 (England)
Ordained Priest:	1953.05.30
Consecrated Bishop:	1979.02.22
Died:	2017.12.26 († 91)

Military Vicar of Great Britain (England) (1979.01.08 – 1986.07.21)

Titular Bishop of Tamalluma (1979.01.08 – 1998.03.07)

Military Ordinary of Great Britain (England) (1986.07.21 – 2002.05.24)

Military Vicars of Great Britain (Roman Rite)

Bishop Francis Joseph Walmsley
(1979.01.08 – 1986.07.21)

(see above)

Bishop Gerard William Tickle
(1963.10.12 – 1978.04.24)

Born:	1909.11.02 (England)
Ordained Priest:	1934.10.28
Consecrated Bishop:	1963.12.01
Died:	1994.09.14 († 84)

Military Vicar of Great Britain (England) (1963.10.12 – 1978.04.24)

Titular Bishop of Bela (1963.10.12 – 1994.09.14)

Archbishop David Mathew
(1954.04.16 – 1963.03.23)

Born:	1902.01.15 (England)
Ordained Priest:	1923.06.25
Consecrated Bishop:	1938.12.21
Died:	1975.12.12 († 73)

Titular Bishop of Æliæ (1938.12.03 – 1946.02.20)

Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster (England) (1938.12.03 – 1946.02.20)

Apostolic Delegate to British East and West Africa (1946.02.20 – 1953)

Titular Archbishop of Apamea in Bithynia (1946.02.20 – 1975.12.12)

Military Vicar of Great Britain (England) (1954.04.16 – 1963.03.23)

Bishop James Dey
(1935.04.13 – 1946.05.08)

Born:	1869.10.14 (England)
Ordained Priest:	1894.02.17
Consecrated Bishop:	1935.06.02
Died:	1946.05.08 († 76)

Titular Bishop of Sebastopolis in Armenia (1935.04.13 – 1946.05.08)

Military Vicar of Great Britain (England) (1935.04.13 – 1946.05.08)

Bishop William Keatinge
(1917.10.30 – 1934.02.21)

Born:	1869.08.01 (England)
Ordained Priest:	1893.05.27
Consecrated Bishop:	1918.02.25
Died:	1934.02.21 († 64)

Titular Bishop of Metellopolis (1917.10.30 – 1934.02.21)

Military Vicar of Great Britain (England) (1917.10.30 – 1934.02.21)

Contact Info

Address: Bishopric of the Forces, Wellington House, St. Omer Barracks, Thornhill Rd., Aldershot Hants GU11 2BG, England

Phone: (01252)348.234

Website:

Statistics

Statistics: 25 priests (23 diocesan, 2 religious), 2 deacons, 2 religious (2 brothers) (2013)

Celebrations

Patron Saint: Our Lady of Walsingham (September 24), (none) José Saraiva Martins (April 23)

History

1953.11.21: Established as Military Vicariate of Great Britain
1986.07.21: Promoted as Military Ordinariate of Bishopric of the Forces in Great Britain (English) / Gran Bretagna (Italiano) / Great Britain